The emperor naturally accepted the ministers' proposal and agreed to receive the decree tomorrow. When the courtiers walked out of the palace, they all relaxed and let out a long sigh. They each clenched their fists to rejoice and said that God would bless them. Only the Xiang people were not very happy. When Yan Wen came out and kept walking, he became calm. .
Yan Wen understood that this matter could not be settled just like that. He rushed back to the General's Mansion without stopping. When he saw Liu Zhennian Hou, he did not even say a word of congratulations. Instead, he advised him to write a letter quickly and ask the prince to supervise the country.
Liu Zhennian wanted to hear his compliment, but was shocked by the unreasonable words, and suddenly became depressed: "I am the prime minister, and Yan joined the government and did not come to celebrate, but instead opened the eyes of his emperor's family. Why?"
Yan Wen immediately knelt down and explained to him: "Yan lived for Duke Liu and died for Duke Liu. How dare you go against the general's wishes! But now is definitely not a happy time!"
After hearing this, Liu Zhennian felt really puzzled and slowly sat down: "...you tell me."
"Rebel Xie Zanyi is now in prison. It is said that he was ordered by the prince. Otherwise, no matter how brave he is, he would not dare to offend the general."
"Damn it!" Liu Zhennian glared angrily, "We sent King Xu up here, but he still wants to do it behind my back! We must pursue this case to the end and cannot tolerate it!"
"Things have already happened. We can only nip them in the bud. Please calm down." Yan Wen hurriedly advised.
"No one told me earlier..." he muttered, "Forget it, what did Your Majesty say?"
"Your Majesty's arrangements are very meaningful."
"Huh?" Liu Zhennian's eyebrows raised slightly.
"He actually asked a petty official to come to the palace to pay an audience. He easily sued the Censor Xie and took off his official uniform on the spot. While discussing the title of prime minister, he suddenly did this... Think about it, what does the emperor mean by this? He He was arrested, but there are still a few Xie Zanyi in the court, so I don’t know. If we follow his example and prepare to disrupt our deployment at a critical time, that would be really scary."
"I'm really scared when I think about it..." Liu Zhennian beat his head.
"Your Majesty has no intention of breaking up with you, but he must have ulterior motives for letting the prince act like this. From what I see, he wants to give us a slap in the face and tell us not to be too arrogant."
"I don't know how to show sincerity to the emperor?" Liu Zhennian had just asked, when he suddenly turned his eyes and looked at Yan Wen, "Isn't it just... to let the prince supervise the country?"
"That's right," Yan Wen nodded, "Only by giving them power in return can the peace of the government be guaranteed."
"As long as I can take over the power of the prime minister, I will give you these things!" Liu Zhennian showed no regrets and clapped his hands hurriedly, "I sent Guifu to write a book and ordered the prince to supervise the country; in addition, I had Xie Zanyi beheaded earlier, and Jue Don’t let him slander the prince!”
"Yes!" Yan Wen was so happy that he did not forget to bow forward, "Now, Yan can salute the prime minister in a serious manner!"
Liu Zhennian laughed loudly and grabbed his arm, "This is the style my mastermind should have! While I am still happy, I want to ask you something specifically."
"Liu Gong just said it doesn't matter."
"As a man, you must never forget your roots. Who is the little official who exposed Xie Yushi? It's amazing that he could guess His Majesty's thoughts and save me from fire and water!"
"It seems that... his name is from Guoxiang, and he came all the way from Chen Tongpao, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Send someone to tell him that if he wants any reward, he can just ask the prime minister of the dynasty!" Liu Zhennian said in a very bold and ambitious manner.
The next day, the emperor received a proposal to order the prince to supervise the country, and he readily agreed and issued an edict, citing his poor health and increasing age, to order the prince to appoint officials below the third rank and to save trouble on his behalf. The prince and Lan Yuan were not satisfied with this result. After all, killing only one Xie Zanyi could not deter Cun Zhao and others. The clever plan of 'killing two birds with one stone' ultimately failed. But the matter has come to this, and we can only figure it out slowly.
Two hours later, Liu Zhennian officially moved into Zhongshu Province, and began to award awards to those who submitted letters and spoke out. He ordered Gui Fu to write a merit book, so that Chen and Ye each received rewards, and Yan Wen was ranked second, with only one missing. First.
Just when everyone was confused, Gui Fu wrote a name that he had never seen before with a stroke of his pen: "The first achievement is to pass the Hunan people." '
Seeing everyone's faces, Liu Zhennian immediately clapped his knees and laughed: "Don't you recognize him? This person is unknown. He is just a small official who follows Chen Shilang, but he has to plot a traitor to become the cause of harmony between our monarch and his ministers. If he hadn't sued the thief, how could he have been granted the title of Prime Minister and shared the merits?"
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief and praised Mr. Liu as a wise man.
"Hunan people are the clerks of lower officials. Without scientific examination, it is really against the etiquette and law to grant official positions. Just reward them with money." Chen Tongpao saw that they had been making decisions for a long time, but they were still undecided. Then he opened his mouth to admonish.
"What Gong Zhou said is absolutely true." Gui Fu agreed.
"No, this first merit must be rewarded happily, so that people who have passed through Hunan can remember my kindness." Liu Zhen put his hands on his hips and stared at the words on the book. "Is there a price for my title?"
"All nobles below the duke level can be purchased. This is a decree that has been passed since the founding of our dynasty twenty years ago. Although it has not been abolished, it has been less popular in recent years." Gui Fu leaned forward and answered.
"Then it's okay. I'll pay for him to buy a Marquis Dangdang!" Liu Zhennian waved his hand, "Liu Taiwei, please write it down!"
Guifu picked up the pen: "I wonder... what is the appropriate name?"
Liu Zhennian looked back at the map hanging on the wall and pointed at a county with his hand: "Choose a treasure land from... Zhejiang."
"It cannot be sealed." Guifu said again.
"Haha, there are quite a few rules," Liu Zhennian scratched his hair a few times, "What...what name can I give?"
Yan Wen Jin said: ""Shangshu" says: 'To help the virtuous and support the virtuous, to show loyalty and then be good', it is better to use the title of Xianzhonghou."
Liu Zhennian was about to agree, but Gui Fu said: "The name of showing loyalty is like a title, applied to a living person. I'm afraid it doesn't sound good. I just choose a good word and make him a good marquis. I think it's okay." "
Liu Zhennian thought that Gui Fu's words were reasonable, so he ordered the latter to write the words "Liang Hou" to show to everyone.
"Who is from Guoxiang? Who is from Guoxiang? Come out and receive the order!"
This sound went straight through several gates and reached the ears of Hunan people. After hearing this, the Xiang people almost jumped up. They immediately took off their satin clothes, changed into old and patched clothes, pulled on their shoes, and rushed out in a panic.
"Hey, it's coming! The grassroots, the grassroots are here!" The Hunanese's eyes were shining with golden light. He took off the door latch for a long time before inviting the envoy in. He was sweating profusely and his hands were shaking with anxiety.
"Kneel down!"
The Xiangren wiped his sweat, knelt down neatly, pressed his head tightly to the ground, and kept mumbling to himself: "Brother, did you see it underground? My younger brother is going to be an official... My younger brother is going to be an official." Official."
"Ahem, Guoxiang people listen to the order!"
